The complete works of John Hunter, F.R.S (Volume 2).

  • Hunter, John, 1728-1793.
Date:
1841
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    judicat et invenit axiomata media; altera a sen.su et par- ticularibus excitat axiomata, ascendendo continenter etgra- datim, ut ultimo loco perveniatur ad maxirne generalia.* But though this treatise is tainted more than any other of the works of John Hunter with the vice of a too hasty generalization, yet it is full of practical observations of the highest value, and must always form an essential part of the study of every surgeon who wishes to make himself acquainted with the disease of which it treats. In the present Edition it has been attempted to render it more generally useful by engrafting on it the labours of other surgeons. The opinions of the author have been treated with the respect which is due to his high reputation; but where important facts have been brought to light by others, either in confirmation or in correction of his principles, they have been presented to the reader, in order that he may have before him in one view the present state of the science, and that by comparing the reasoning of others with that of the author, he may be enabled to form a just opinion of the truth or the error of his conclusions. G. G. BABINGTON. Golden Square, June 13, 1835. N.B. The Editor's Notes are distinguished from the Author's by being placed within brackets [ ]. The various readings of the text, according to the third edition, by Sir Everard Home, are placed with that gentleman's name affixed. * Bacon, Aphorism, xix.